Research Catalog

Title

On character : essays / by James Q. Wilson.

Author

Wilson, James Q.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 1995.

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Details

Description

ix, 234 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

'It is difficult to imagine any subject more crucial to the analysis of social affairs today than that of character. And it is impossible to imagine any book more enlightening on this subject than this collection of essays by one of our most distinguished social thinkers. Ranging from private virtues through public policies, from education through crime, from the 1940s through the 1990s, James Q. Wilson provides original and provocative commentaries on our most urgent problems.' - Gertrude Himmelfarb, Author, The De-Moralization of Society: From Victory Virtues to Modern Values.

Series Statement

Landmarks of contemporary political thought

Uniform Title

Landmarks of contemporary political thought

Subject

• Character > Social aspects
• Social ethics > United States
• Character
• Ethics
• Social Conditions
• United States > Moral conditions
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. Introduction: Thinking about Character -- 2. The Rediscovery of Character: Private Virtue -- 3. Incivility and Crime -- 4. Character and Biology -- 5. Character and Families -- 6. Character and Young People: The 1940s -- 7. Character and Young People: The 1960s -- 8. Character versus Intellect: Habits of the Heart -- 9. Liberalism versus a Liberal Education -- 10. Character and Community: The Problem of Broken Windows / James Q. Wilson and George Kelling --
• 11. The Enduring Problem of Business Ethics -- 12. Character and Ecstasy: Against the Legalization of Drugs -- 13. Learning More about Character--How Do Children Grow Up? -- 14. The Moral Sense.

ISBN

0844737879 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 32981789
• SCSB-10364489

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library